VIOLET CRABTREE, 1919-2017 Dec. 17, 1919 - July 4, 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY Violet Isabel Crabtree, 97, went home to be with the Lord on July 4, 2017. She was born in Wanette, Oklahoma, the daughter of Tallie W. And Emma Josephine "Cartwright" Walton. She was preceded in death by her husband Lee; her parents; brothers Virgil and Marvin Walton; sisters Zola Heck and Zona Walton; nephew Kenneth Walton; and niece Carmen Miller. She is survived by step-son Michael; sister Avanell Forrester; nieces Jody Vining and Carolyn Lewis; nephews Roger and Randy Walton, David and Philip Heck, Jimmy Forrester, Jay BUNKER; and numerous great nieces and nephews. She grew up in Wanette and graduated from Wanette High School. She was a faithful member of Southern Hills Baptist Church and loved attending Bible Study there. Violet loved to travel and was especially fond of visiting the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Her working life, largely at Tinker Air Force Base, culminated in a position in the Advanced Configuration Accounting Department. It was there at Tinker that she met the love of her life, Ernest Lee Crabtree, and in December of 1975 they were married. Violet or "Vi", as everyone called her, made friends wherever she went. She was an elegant, charming, and gracious lady who always had a ready smile and a kind word. She is at peace now, the ravages of dementia and failing physical strength no more than a fading memory. The family would like to thank Northhaven Assisted Living and Physicians Choice Hospice for their care. Visitation will be held tonight at the funeral home. Services will be held 2:00pm Friday, July 7, 2017, at Southern Hills Baptist Church (8601 S. Penn) with interment to follow at Sunny Lane Cemetery. Friends may leave condolences for the family at www.vondelsmithmortuary.com  Sally Rolls Pavia [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Soldiers do not die until they are forgotten." "Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.”